Music-rack.



PATENTED Nov. 17, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 17, 1903.

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MUSIC-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,386, dated November17, 1903.

Application filed April 1 3, 1 9 03 To aZZ'iuhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROGER WITHAM NOR- TON, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certainnew and useful consists in certainpeculiarities of the con-" struction, novel arrangement, and operationof the various parts thereof, as will be here'- inafter more fully setforth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a music-rack whichshall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong, durable, andeffective in operation, aud which shall'be so madethat its parts may befolded together, so as to occupy a small amount of space, and can bereadily carried without inconvenience.

Another object of the invention is to so construct it that the height ofthe music-holding member may be adjusted to suit the user.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in thesubjoined description and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view inelevation, showing a part of the main supporting-standard broken away toillustrate the locking mechanism for the adjustable standard andillustrating the parts in position ready for use. Fig. 2 is an edge Viewof the music-holding part of the rack, showing the upper portion of theadjustable standard in section. Fig. 3 is an edge View of a portion'ofthe music-holder detached. Fig. 4 is a front view of the music-holderdetached, showing its members folded together. Fig. 5 is an enlargedsectional View of a portion of the adjustable supporting-standard. Fig.6 is a plan view of one of the adjustable collars used on the mainstandard for regulating the position of the legs or tripod thereof, andFig. 7 is a detail View of the lower portion of one of said legs.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views of the drawings.

The reference-numeral 10 represents the main standard, which is hollowand preferably rectangular in cross-section and has in one of its wallsan opening 11 to receive a catch or projection 12 on the end of alocking-lever 13, which is pivotally secured on a bracket 14., securedto the standard 10, and has located between its lower end and the saidstandard a spring 15, used to normally project the catch on its otherend. It will be seen that the adjustable standard 16, which is hollowand preferably rectangular in crosssection and of a size to fit snuglywithin the standard 10, is formed with a series of openings 17 toreceive the projection 12 on the locking-lever. As shown in Fig.- 5, thelower portion of each of the openings 17 is inwardly and upwardlybeveled, as at '18, so that in withdrawing the standard 16 from the mainstandard the catch 12, the inner portion of which is beveled, will bedisengaged therefrom Without pressing on the lower end of the lever, yetsaid catch or projection will prevent the standard 16 sliding back intothe main standard except when the locking-lever is depressed at itslower end. Movably mounted on the standard 10 is a collar 19, whichcarries a set-screw 20, used to fix it in the desired position on saidstandard. As shown in Fig. 6, the collar 19 has a number of lugs 21, toeach of which is pivotally secured at its upper end a leg 22, which ispreferably made of sheet metal folded upon itself and formed at itsbottom with an enlarged portion-23 to form a foot to rest on the floor.Mounted on the lower portion of the standard 10 is a collar 24, whichmay be fixed thereon by means of a pin 25, extending through thestandard, which will afford a stop for the adjustable standard andprevent it passing beyond said pin. The collar 24 is provided with anumber of lugs 26, to each of which is pivotally secured abrace-bar27,the other ends of which legs 22 may be folded thereto, as indicated byare pivotally connected to the legs 22 at about their middle portionsand between their folded parts. v

The music-holding portion of the stand comprises a main piece 28, havingon its front lower portion a plate 29, which is provided with divergingprongs 30 to act as checks or stops to the members 31, which arepivotally secured at their inner ends to the piece 28 above the plate 29thereof, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The rear portionof the piece 28 is provided with a downward projection 32 to fit in theupper end of the adjustable standard 16 and is rectangular incross-section or of a shape to correspond with the opening in saidstandard. Pivotally secured at their inner ends to the upper end of thepiece 28 are members 33, and similarly secured at their inner ends tothe lower end of the piece 28 are supporting members 34, which areangular in crosssection, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.Pivotally connected to each of the members 34 near its outer end is awire 35, used for holding the leaves of the music or book open.Pivotally uniting each of the members 34 and 31 between their ends is aconnecting member 36, usually of flat metal. By employing the forkedplate 20 it is evident that the pivoted members 31 will be supportedagainst downward movement in about the positions shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, and by connecting them to the members 34 by means of pieces 36it is evident that they will be firmly held in said position by reasonof the weight of the 1nembers34t and the book or music, which will restat its bottom thereon.

It is obvious by reference to the drawings and from the foregoing thatthe music-holding portion may be detached from the adjustable standardand folded so that its parts will assume the positions shown in Fig. 4of the drawings. It will also be understood that by loosening theset-screw 20, so that the collar 19 may be slid on the main standard,the

dotted lines in Fig. 1. It is also apparent that by pressing the lowerend of the lever 13 inwardly, so as to disengage the projection 12thereon from the adjustable standard 16, said standard may be allowed topass into the main standard, thus saving space.

By employing a construction embodying my invention as above described,and set forth in the drawings, it will be understoodthat the device maybe manipulated with one hand so as to adjust the music-holding portionto the desired position, thus permitting the use of the other hand forholding the musical instrument.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a m usic-rack, the combination with a hollow main standard, ofsupporting-legs adjustably connected thereto, a spring-actuatedlocking-lever fulcru med on the upper portion of said standard andprovided with a beveled and inward projection, an adjustable standardmovably located in the main standard and provided with a socket in itsupper end and having in its wall a series of openings located one abovethe other, a music-holding portion comprising a main piece having on itsrear a projection to titin the socket of the adjustable standard, aforked plate on the front portion of said main piece, supporting memberspivotally secured to the main piece above said plate and adapted to restthereon, a pair of members pivotally secured to the upper end of themain piece, a pair of angular members pivotally secured to the lower endof said piece, a leaf-holding wire pivoted to each of the angularmembers near its outer end, and connecting-bars uniting the angularmembers and the said supporting members, substantially as described.

ROGER WITHAM NORTON.

WVitnesses:

CHAS. O. TILLMAN, A. GUSTAFSON.

